MODEST | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of modest – Learner’s Dictionary

modest
adjective
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/ˈmɒdɪst/ us

modest adjective (NOT LARGE)

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not large in size or amount, or not expensive:
a modest amount of money
Their house is quite modest in size.

modest adjective (NOT PROUD)

If you are modest, you do not talk in a proud way about your skills or successes:
He's very modest about his achievements.

modestly

adverb
(Definition of modest from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of modest

in Chinese (Traditional)
不大的, 不大（或多、貴）的, 適中的…
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不大的, 不大（或多、贵）的, 适中的…
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in Spanish
modesto, modesto/ta [masculine-feminine, singular]…
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in Portuguese
modesto, modesto/-ta…
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謙そんした, 謙虚（けんきょ）な, 質素（しっそ）な…
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az, cüz'i, mütevazı…
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modeste, réservé, pudique…
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modest…
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bescheiden, ingetogen…
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مُتَواضِع…
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skromný, decentní, neokázalý…
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beskeden, sømmelig…
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rendah hati, sederhana, sedang…
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ถ่อมตัว, เรียบร้อย, ไม่ใหญ่โตโอ่อ่า…
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khiêm tốn, giản dị, bình thường…
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skromny…
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rendah diri, sopan, sederhana…
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bescheiden, einfach, maßvoll…
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beskjeden, enkel, unnselig…
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겸손한…
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скромний, помірний…
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modesto…
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небольшой, скромный…
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